JSDDUPER Utility Program Documentation (Ver 3.0) Author: Johnathan Mark Smith THE OLD DISCLAIMER This software and manual are sold "as is" and without warranties as to performance or merchant ability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the various hardware and software environments into which this program may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. The user must assume the entire risk of using and evaluating this program. Any liability of Johnathan Mark Smith Technology will be limited exclusively to product replacement or refund of purchase price. If you find these terms unacceptable, do not use this product. Introduction As time goes by more and more Mainframe Systems are being down sized to run on PC's, but one of the biggest setbacks are duplicate records on one file. The JSDDuper utility will simplifie the task of deleting duplicate records from a file and the utility will make a new file without the duplicate records on it. The JSDDuper program must be provided with control information to govern its execution. This information is read from the command line. The format is: JSDDUPER ,, [OPTIONS] Sample #1: JSDDUPER A:\TEST.DAT,2,6 A:\NEW.OUT This tells the utility to use the file a:\test.dat as the input file and the field to check for dupes is starting in byte 2 and the size of the field is 6 bytes long. Also use the file A:\new.out for output. OPTIONS -CASE Turn off case sensitivity. -S Turn on fast and stealth mode. Sample #2: JSDDUPER A:\TEST.DAT,2,6 A:\NEW.OUT -CASE This is the same thing as sample #1 but now the utility turns off case sensitivity. Registration I will keep improving the program if I know enough people are finding it useful. My registration policy is very flexible. The nominal fee is $10 US If you don't feel you will get $10 worth of use out of JSDDuper, send whatever it is worth to you. If you are impoverished and can't afford to pay anything, enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope and I will send you a registration. This is not freeware or public domain. Shareware is simply a means of marketing commercial software. You are required to register if you intend to use this program after a reasonable trial period. When registering, please tell me the version number you have and where you obtained your copy of JSDDuper. Foreign checks and credit cards OK. See REGISTER.TXT for details. JSDDuper should be registered for the maximum number of copies that can be used simultaneously at your site. Site fees for commercial users can be negotiated. If you register for the full $10 fee, and enclose a Shipping and Handling fee of $3 I will send you the latest versions of JSDDuper and Some Free Demo's. if you decide to use it after a trial period. I will also send other File related shareware programs. Registered version features * FREE UPGRADES AND NEWSLETTERS * CUSTOM DEFAULT SETTINGS Program Abort Hitting Control-C (or Control-Break) will terminate the program immediately. Distribution Permission is hereby given to copy and distribute this program as long as no more than $5 is charged. It must be made clear to the buyer that this is only a handling charge and not a registration fee. You must include all files in their original unmodified form when distributing this program. . Permission to distribute may be revoked by the Johnathan Mark Smith at any time for any reason. YOU MUST NOT DISTRIBUTE ANY COPY WHICH HAS BEEN BRANDED WITH A REGISTRATION CODE. All trademarks used in this document are the property of their owners. -Johnathan Mark Smith- Questions or suggestions regarding JSDDuper should be directed to the author at the following address: Johnathan Mark Smith 2039 85 STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11214 Telephone: 718-373-3886